Got it. Thanks for clearing that up, Marianna. In that case... I would love to unbundle our current version of Media Composer 8.8, now associated with a new trashcan MacPro, and install a new version of Media Composer 8.8, with the Symphony option, to take adavantage of the deal. In other words, we currently...
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Hi Marianna, I have been doing some digging on this... but can't seem to nail down the answer. Perhaps this will be of help to other editors who are considering the $399 update deal, which expires at the end of this month... Does the $399 deal cover an upgrade of Symphony to the latest version of...
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Can anyone confirm if Avid still offers this upgrade, albeit paid for? I have Xpress Pro HD for PC but have been using FC at home for a few years, while using MC at work. I would like to go back to Avid at home without shelling out for a whole new software package. I know Avid previously offered such...
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I am having the same problem with the Media Composer update 6.0.3. I am currently running 6.0.0. Every time I try to run the 6.0.3 .dmg an error appears saying that the image is not recognized. I haven't uninstalled 6.0.0 yet. Is that the problem?Will the .dmg be recognized as soon as I uninstall...
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Hi everyone, So, I was very excited to download the latest update for Avid Media Composer 6 (.0.3). But I've been prompted to link my downloads account with my Master account. When I went to do this I was given a invalid response. So I've clicked forgotten password to reset. It says it's...
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When will I be able to install the new mac operating system (10.6.5) and be able to run Media Composer 5. Because Media Composer 5.0.3 only supports up to OS 10.6.4. Does anyone know when that update will be coming?
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Hi all, We recently upgraded to Media Composer 3.0 with Adrenaline, from version 2.6. For one of our projects we will need to use an offline/online workflow that ultimately has us delivering in 720p/29.97. However, all of our tests toward this end have failed. When batch capturing clips created by decomposing...
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Hi All, I've just posted the first of a series of articles I'm doing on why Media Composer continues to be the editing tool of choice for 99% of all professional film editors in Hollywood. I hope you will have a chance to take a look at it and as always, I encourage this community's feedback...
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Avid mentioned only upgrading to 7.3, but I tried your suggestion of 7.4.1 which still did not work. The bouncing icons work for other programs, just MC will not bounce more than once and won't open. Thanks for the suggestion though.
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